diff --git a/hack/build-ami.sh b/hack/build-ami.sh
index b52bf85e0..f26e6ac22 100755
--- a/hack/build-ami.sh
+++ b/hack/build-ami.sh
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ pushd "$(go env GOPATH)/src/github.com/awslabs/amazon-eks-ami" >/dev/null
     make transform-al2-to-al2023
     export PACKER_DEFAULT_VARIABLE_FILE=eks-worker-al2023-variables.json
     export PACKER_TEMPLATE_FILE=eks-worker-al2023.json
-    if [[ ${BUILD_EKS_AMI_ARCH:-""} == "arm64" ]]; then
-      sed -i 's/x86_64/arm64/' ${PACKER_DEFAULT_VARIABLE_FILE}
-      sed -i 's/x86_64/arm64/' ${PACKER_TEMPLATE_FILE}
-    fi
+  fi
+  if [[ ${BUILD_EKS_AMI_ARCH:-""} == "arm64" ]]; then
+    sed -i 's/x86_64/arm64/' ${PACKER_DEFAULT_VARIABLE_FILE}
+    sed -i 's/x86_64/arm64/' ${PACKER_TEMPLATE_FILE}
   fi
   make k8s kubernetes_version=${KUBE_VERSION} kubernetes_build_date=${KUBE_DATE} \
     pull_cni_from_github=true arch=${BUILD_EKS_AMI_ARCH:-""}